Bradley Cooper Named People's Sexiest Man Alive

"I think it's really cool that a guy who doesn't look like a model can have this [title]," the 36-year-old actor told the magazine. "I think I'm a decent-looking guy. Sometimes I can look great, and other times I look horrifying."

Not only does the Limitless star ride a motorcycle, cook and speak fluent French — he's also just trying to make his mama proud. After Cooper learned of the news, the "first thing I thought," he says, "was, 'My mother is going to be so happy.' "Cooper dated Renée Zellweger for two years until the couple split in March, and while he's been seen around town with Jennifer Lopez of late, the actor identified himself as being single.